Pre-requisite: 93537/93539/93531
Co-requisite: 93540/93528
The actor as creative athlete is a contemporary performance reality. Various performance skills demanded of the actor are addressed in this unit which continues the development of the individual student-actor's physical and vocal competencies and skills, and applies these in performance projects. Movement classes are designed to build fitness and flexibility, refine balance and control, increase the actor's movement vocabulary as well as to introduce specialist movement and dance styles. Work on characterisation through movement is also developed. Voice classes develop and consolidate the principles and techniques underlying voice production and speech for the actor in live performance. Ear-training is carried out through listening and analysis of live and recorded verse, poetry and dramatic texts. Singing classes continue.